-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Kinect Preorders Open For $150 On Multiple Sites
- Thread starter Krev
- Start date
A few days ago people were arguing that the Walmart price was a leak released by Microsoft in order to surprise us with a cheap price later on.DMeisterJ said:
So old news to people that weren't totally deluding themselves.
With all these sites pricing it as such, you can now take it as official.
AceBandage
Banned
Geeze.
It really doesn't matter how much of a "bargain" it is compared to say, 4 Wiimotes+Nunchucks ($240)...
The thing costs as much as their Arcade unit.
And they expect people to buy it for a few games that are basically the same experience that is already available on a console that costs just a bit more?
It really doesn't matter how much of a "bargain" it is compared to say, 4 Wiimotes+Nunchucks ($240)...
The thing costs as much as their Arcade unit.
And they expect people to buy it for a few games that are basically the same experience that is already available on a console that costs just a bit more?
ShockingAlberto
Member
I do wonder why Microsoft isn't announcing the price.
A low price would build hype. A high price would have to be hidden until when it can do the least damage.
Or maybe they just genuinely don't know.
A low price would build hype. A high price would have to be hidden until when it can do the least damage.
Or maybe they just genuinely don't know.
overthehill99
Member
:lol
cosmicblizzard
Banned
I have a question. Everyone is saying MS might be using the same strategy as Apple did with the ipad leaks, but did stores actually list the leaked price? Just want some perspective here.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
beast786 said:
And Krev has been active in Kinect threads so he knows it. Why does this thread even exist?
No games packed in?? I would probably buy it at that price if it included kinect sports and adventures. By itself = no thanks, I'll wait until some actual great stuff comes out in the future, if that ever happens.
You will need to wait for games that are made to being played sitting down, out of luck at launch.DMeisterJ said:
AceBandage
Banned
Krev said:
I was trying to be fair to Kinect, honestly.
I realize it only supports 2 players and all, but this is basically how MS are going to try and rationalize it.
akachan ningen
Member
Wes said:
But yeah that's a horrible price. When it was first rumored people flipped out but now a lot of people are saying it's not so bad. Strange.
elrechazado
Banned
ok,so you buy 3, so the point is perfectly valid.Krev said:
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
I love that they didn't even have the balls to announce it at their (awful) E3 press conference. Now that's confidence!
InaudibleWhispa
Member
It's hardly official. Microsoft have said that store prices are speculation for weeks now. Just yesterday the official Kinect Facebook page said "Official Kinect Price coming soon, text Kinect to 30360 to be the first to know when the price is announced". I'm not saying it won't be $149.99, but if it is it seems silly to delay any official announcement if they're just going to say "Yeah, those stores were right all along". Wouldn't surprise me though.Krev said:
B-Rad Lascelle
Banned
There is one (and only) one scenario I can think of where a $149 pricepoint makes sense.
If Microsoft rolls out a combination Kinect-X360 S Arcade SKU for $249 alongside it.
Make it so existing console owners feel compelled to rebuy their consoles for the value add of the new form factor, onboard Wi-Fi, larger HDD & Kinect instead of buying the standalone Kinect accessory on its own. Meanwhile the system still falls into the sweet spot of the Wii's 2006 price point for new casual owners who get swept up by the controller-free gaming hype.
The whole point of Kinect isn't to satisfy the existing base anyway. They have Halo Reach, Gears of War 3, Fable III and Call of Duty: Black Ops maps to keep themselves entertained. It's to bring in a new audience. So it really doesn't matter whether the standalone accessory is $149, 199 or 249 on launch day... so long as there's an affordable system-Kinect-game combo SKU available for prospective new X360 owners.
And we don't have any idea what a price point for that will be as of yet.
If Microsoft rolls out a combination Kinect-X360 S Arcade SKU for $249 alongside it.
Make it so existing console owners feel compelled to rebuy their consoles for the value add of the new form factor, onboard Wi-Fi, larger HDD & Kinect instead of buying the standalone Kinect accessory on its own. Meanwhile the system still falls into the sweet spot of the Wii's 2006 price point for new casual owners who get swept up by the controller-free gaming hype.
The whole point of Kinect isn't to satisfy the existing base anyway. They have Halo Reach, Gears of War 3, Fable III and Call of Duty: Black Ops maps to keep themselves entertained. It's to bring in a new audience. So it really doesn't matter whether the standalone accessory is $149, 199 or 249 on launch day... so long as there's an affordable system-Kinect-game combo SKU available for prospective new X360 owners.
And we don't have any idea what a price point for that will be as of yet.
After quietly pulling the price from their store last month, the $149.99 price was relisted on Microsoft Store within the past hour.
They included this picture though:
But why would Microsoft tell this price to retailers and list it on their online store if it wasn't what it's going to sell for?
They included this picture though:
But why would Microsoft tell this price to retailers and list it on their online store if it wasn't what it's going to sell for?
CadetMahoney
Member
InaudibleWhispa said:
Hope so. Price is far too high.
overthehill99
Member
Because if it was to go anywhere, it would go up.Krev said:
Dead Man Typing
Member
Microsoft's refusal to confirm the price has me confused.
They kept the Slim 360 and the name Kinect hidden so well, why would the official price be common knowledge for all stores?
As I said in the other thread, I'm betting on the long shot that it wont be $150. Not because it isn't possible, it certainly is, but just because I like to bet on the long shots. I say it'll be $120 or lower.
They kept the Slim 360 and the name Kinect hidden so well, why would the official price be common knowledge for all stores?
As I said in the other thread, I'm betting on the long shot that it wont be $150. Not because it isn't possible, it certainly is, but just because I like to bet on the long shots. I say it'll be $120 or lower.
AceBandage said:
Plus, people keep forgetting the justification factor. Will somebody buy all 4 Wiimotes + Nunchucks at once? Probably not. It's easier to justify buying a remote one month, then a few weeks or months down the road, to get another, or just make your friends bring their own; they should anyway with the way the remote saves your info. The regular buyer doesn't really 'see' the true cost when it is hidden by time (IF YOU POST ON GAF YOU ARE NOT A REGULAR BUYER).
This option does not exist with Kinect. It's $150, straight up. That's harder to swallow in one shot compared to buying a piece of next-gen controls over time. You'd think MS would know this, considering their microtransaction pioneering, but there you go.
AceBandage
Banned
Dead Man Typing said:
Anything above $90 is too high, honestly.
At $150, I have no idea who MS is targeting outside of hardcore XBox fans.
KamenSenshi
Junior Member
I can only hope for MS that they have a magical ad campaign cause at that price with no game and no 360 they certainly have their work cut out for them.
Selling an arcade SKU and Kinect for that price would mean that Microsoft would be taking quite a hit on price. The fact that they're pricing Kinect so high as it is tells me that they don't want to be back in lthe territory where they lose money with every unit sold.B-Rad Lascelle said:
We'll see though.
Telling the major retailers that the price will be $150 when they're really planning to sell it for $120 would be a fantastic way to piss them all off.Dead Man Typing said:
zerokoolpsx
Member
:lol at $150. I guess MS wants it to fail.